Viva Recruitment International

In a surprise move in July 2009, the Canadian Government imposed new visa requirements on Mexican nationals. In order to come to Canada to visit, work or study, Mexicans must apply for and meet the requirements of a Temporary Resident Visa. Despite this change, it is still much faster to hire a Mexican than many other nationalities.
Over 90,000 temporary foreign workers enter Canada every year to help Canadian employers address skill shortages. Publically recognizing the importance of Mexican workers to Canada—specifically in the agricultural and live-in caregiver sectors—the Government stated, “…the Temporary Foreign Worker Program provides many Canadian businesses with the employees they need to remain competitive, while at the same time providing an opportunity for many Mexicans to support their family with income earned in Canada, and we will take steps to ensure that the flow of foreign workers is not disrupted.” 
Citizenship and Immigrations Canada (CIC) immediately ramped up capacity at the Canadian Embassy in Mexico City and it was announced that third party visa application centres (VACs) would start operating in the fall of 2009 in an effort to increase service levels. 
As of early September, the processing time for a Temporary Work Permit for an individual that has been issued a visa in Mexico City, was under 28 days for 82% of applications received compared to 6% of applications being processed in Hong Kong and 2% of applications being processed in Manila (CIC Website, July 22, 2009). Despite the additional visa requirement, Mexico City still has one of the fastest Temporary Work Permit application processing times of all regions with 76% of applications being processed in 7 days or less. As additional VACs are opened, this processing time is expected to be reduced.  
As part of their service offering to clients, Viva Recruitment International communicates all eligibility requirements that every Mexican worker that requires a Temporary Work Permit, and now the Temporary Resident Visa, will need in order to be put forward to potential employers and subsequently processed as quickly as possible.
For more information on the requirements of the visa change, see the news release from Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

Tags: Mexico, recruitment, vancouver, visa

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